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edaravone

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EntityQ335099· pop 14· linked from 76 articles

Also known as developer Z, C.I. developer 1, norphenazone, 3-methyl-1-phenyl-2-pyrazolin-5-one, 3-methyl-1-phenyl-5-pyrazolone, 3-methyl-1-phenylpyrazol-5-one, methylphenylpyrazolone, phenylmethylpyrazolone

Edaravone, sold under the brand name Radicava among others, is a medication used to treat stroke and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). It is given by intravenous infusion and by mouth.

Key facts

Drug.Watchedfields
changed
Drug.verifiedrevid
443718859
Drug.image
Edaravone Structural Formula V1.svg
Drug.image_class
skin-invert-image
Drug.width
160
Drug.image2
Edaravone ball-and-stick model.png
Drug.image_class2
bg-transparent
Drug.tradename
Radicava, others
Drug.MedlinePlus
a617027
Drug.DailyMedID
Edaravone
Drug.pregnancy_AU
B3
Drug.routes_of_administration
Intravenous, by mouth
Drug.ATC_prefix
N07
Drug.ATC_suffix
XX14
Drug.legal_AU
S4
Drug.legal_CA
Rx-only
Drug.legal_US
Rx-only
Drug.legal_status
Rx-only

via Wikipedia infobox

Chemical data

Formula
C10H10N2O
Molecular weight
174.2 g/mol
IUPAC name
5-methyl-2-phenyl-4H-pyrazol-3-one
SMILES
CC1=NN(C(=O)C1)C2=CC=CC=C2
InChIKey
QELUYTUMUWHWMC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
1.3
Polar surface area
32.7 Ų
H-bond donors
0
H-bond acceptors
2
Formal charge
0

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Drug data · ChEMBL

Max clinical phase
Approved
Molecule type
Small molecule
First approval
2017
Admin. routes
oral, parenteral
Indications
stroke, liver disease, kidney disease, brain injury

via ChEMBL · EBI

Wikidata facts

Subclass of
alkaloid
Mass
174.079
Has use
medication
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Commons category
Edaravone
chemical formula
C₁₀H₁₀N₂O
canonical SMILES
CC1=NN(C(=O)C1)C2=CC=CC=C2
found in taxon
Homo sapiens
NCI Thesaurus ID
C74323
subject has role
nootropic
melting point
129
medical condition treated
ALS
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Encyclopedic overview

12 sections
Contents
  • Medical uses
  • Adverse effects
  • Pharmacology
  • History
  • Re-analyses of efficacy
  • New formulations
  • Combination formulations
  • Society and culture
  • Economics
  • Brand names
  • References
  • Further reading

Edaravone, sold under the brand name Radicava among others, is a medication used to treat stroke and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). It is given by intravenous infusion and by mouth.

The mechanism by which edaravone might be effective is unknown. The medication is known to be an antioxidant, and oxidative stress has been hypothesized to be part of the process that kills neurons in people with ALS and in stroke victims.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “edaravone” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.